Human Resources

About the Role: 

Help us create a welcoming and supportive environment for all St. Olaf students seeking academic support and advising. Your job will be to supervise student office assistants, manage alternative testing accommodations, and keep our office organized. We are searching for a candidate who will make students feel welcome and valued in our space. This position is an excellent opportunity to give every St. Olaf student the accommodations and support they need to succeed.

What You’ll Do: 

• Provide administrative support to the staff of the Center for Advising and Academic Support (CAAS) through general, logistical, and technical support including website and software maintenance
• Manage alternative testing and note-taking accommodations for students with disabilities
• Manage customer service, budget reconciliation, and CAAS events
• Hire, train, and supervise student office assistants/receptionists

Who You Are:

You’re a great fit if you have…

High school diploma or equivalent, 3+ years of relevant office or administrative experience, and strong computer skills

A helpful background includes…

Bachelor’s degree; previous experience providing academic support or advising; experience supervising student employees; experience managing website and software applications

About you…

You are flexible, detail-oriented, and excited to work with college students, faculty and staff. Instead of being overwhelmed by multi-tasking, you thrive and can prioritize like a pro while using appropriate discretion to ensure confidentiality. Friends and co-workers would say you are consistently kind, welcoming and compassionate. Overall, you’re a people person and love collaborating with diverse groups. 

At St. Olaf, we believe that providing advising and academic support is an important way to help every St. Olaf student meet their full potential. If you share our passion for promoting equitable access to academic support and advising, please apply to be our next Office and Testing Specialist.

Who We Are:

At St. Olaf College we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and globally engaged community. We believe in fostering different identities, beliefs, and traditions because our differences make us stronger. St. Olaf strives to promote cultural diversity and multicultural understanding and create a campus where individuals of all backgrounds feel accepted and supported. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the enrichment of our diverse community. 

One of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf serves 3,000 students, ranks #1 among U.S. colleges for the number of students studying abroad, and celebrates carbon-free electrical power.  Its mission is to challenge students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.  The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities.

St. Olaf College offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee’s health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee’s children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

A summary of the flexible work policy: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

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An overview of Northfield:  click here

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St. Olaf College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply). To be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, you need to have received the COVID-19 vaccination dose(s), plus a COVID-19 booster before your start date, or within two weeks of eligibility for a booster.